PhD workshop

Important Updates for the PhD Workshop:

Overall aim:

– developing profiles of the specific PhD project to identify strength and weaknesses
– networking between PhDs students
– PhD profile: As a workshop`s product, the profile of each PhD project will be elaborated on a poster (±100x70cm). The template will be provided.

Please also include what needs/expectations you have from the mentors (Discuss/Deliberate in broad, generic terms with the other participants in the workshop;Share with the other participants, as “good advice”/lessons learned; and Get specific guidance from us and/or the rest of the group on – be it on finding/identifying and framing a problem, methodology, supervisors, time management, PhD fatigue, publishing, etc.)

Brief presentation of PhD project (7min only)

Motivation picture (show a spatial situation of something that should be prevented by planning). For the introduction round.

The second PLPR full-day PhD Workshop takes place on Monday, 20th Feb 2016.

Highlights are:

mentoring from experienced researchers

hands-on work on your PhD project

social and networking activities with your peers in the workshop

The workshop is aimed at PhD students, at any stage, whose research is relevant to the intersection between planning, law, and property rights. We look forward to receiving applications from students in Real Estate, Geography, Urban Planning, Law, Political Science, or other related fields.

General information

Costs

The conference fee is $150USD for students which includes the reception, conference lunches and tea breaks. Reduced fees are available for PLPR Association members (membership is free).

Students admitted to the PhD session may enjoy free of charge:

breakfast & lunch on the day of the workshop

FREE accommodation at a hotel in Hong Kong for the duration of the conference (these costs are borne by the local hosts – (1) Faculty of Architecture & (2) Department of Real Estate & Contruction at HKU)

For all other activities during the conference the general conference fees apply – travel costs and other expenses (e.g. dinner) are to be covered by the participants.

Application procedure

PhD students (at any stage) can apply to participate in the workshop. Please note that the workshop is an extension of the PLPR Conference – not a stand-alone event. In order to participate, you will be required to submit an abstract and present at the conference itself. As such, passing the abstract review process is a prerequisite for participation. Our additional requirements for workshop participants is that you submit an extended description of your PhD project in order to provide a basis for discussion at the workshop itself.

In total, you are asked to submit three documents:

Your abstract for the paper you wish to present at the conference.

A short description of your PhD 1-3 pages, including: research topic, (sub-)discipline, research question, and abstract (may be the same abstract as above, but has to be submitted separately to the database).

An extended description of your research. Not more than 10 pages, including problem setting, research question, hypothesis, theoretical background, research design, research methods, status of your research, problems faced, and (optionally) your CV.

Accommodation

As the price level in Hong Kong is quite high, the organizer provides the accommodation for the duration of the conference (only) to accepted participants. The accommodation will be in a specific hotel close to the HKU. The name of the hotel will be announced soon (shared rooms by 2 individuals).